Boats For Sale in Vancouver - Garcia

If offshore sailing is in your veins, specifically high latitude expeditions, then this Garcia Exploration 45 should be seriously considered as this vessel has sailed through the North West Passage and spent two months in Antarctica. True, tried and tested in every way.

 “Balthazar” was formally called “Aventura IV” which was Jimmy Cornell’s personal sailboat that he completed the Northwest Passage in. It was designed by him in collaboration with Olivier Racoupeau and Garcia Yachting.

The current owner purchased her in 2018 and completed a major refit in 2022 before sailing Balthazar to Antarctica and on to the South Pacific. She then sailed north to the Pacific North West and cruised our beautiful BC coastline this summer. The boat is now on the hard locally in Sidney BC, undergoing further inspections and refit to ensure she is ready for a second trip through the North West Passage or to sail elsewhere with her new owners.

Every inch of this vessel was thoughtfully designed for long expeditions in high latitudes and cold climates. But the current owner went one step further and modified the boat again increasing storage and reducing the number of berths from 10 to 6. This incredible vessel is in excellent condition and will be in even better condition and ready to go for her next owner to take her around the world in any direction

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Listed by Mike Carkeek

SPECIFICATIONS 

Garcia Exploration 45

Name.............................................................. Balthazar

Year...................................................................... 2014

Builder................................................................ Garcia

Designer......................................... Berret & Racoupeau

LOA................................................................... 14.88m

LWL................................................................... 12.57m

Beam.................................................................. 4.44m

Max Draft (centerboard down)................................. 2.9m

Min Draft Centerboard up)...................................... 1.4m

Displacement (light)......................................... 14,612kg

Displacement (Max load).................................. 18,310kg

Ballast.............................................................. 4,540kg

Air Draught......................................................... 19.80m 

Displacement (light)......................................... 14,612kg

Displacement (Max load).................................. 18,310kg

Mainsail Area ..................................................... 51msq

Solent Sail Area ............................................... 42.2msq

Sail Area ........................................................... 91sq/m

Hull  .............................................................. Aluminum

Deck.............................................................. Aluminum

Steering......................................................... twin wheel

Keel........................................................... Centerboard

Rudder................................................................... twin

Fuel................................................................. 2 x 350L

Day Fuel Tank......................................................... 45L

Water............................................................... 2 x 250L

Grey water....................................................... 1 x 250L

Black water (holding tank)....................................... 110L

Hot Water................................................................ 40L

Heat.............................................. Webasto Diesel Heat

Heat........................................................... Engine Heat

CONSTRUCTION

• Robust 5083 marine grade aluminum, designed and built for extreme high-latitude and offshore cruising
• Plate thickness: 10mm under water, 8mm at the waterline, 6mm on the topsides
• Structure: Integral aluminum centerboard that retracts completely into the bilge, paired with twin rudders
• Centerboard: removed and serviced in 2025
• Insulation: Lined with closed cell polyethylene foam (74mm on the hull and 37mmon the deck)
• 2 x Welded watertight bulkheads: separating sail locker to the cabins and aft area rudder/steering compartment to cabins 
• Deck integration: Chainplates and toe rails are directly welded to the aluminum hull and deck structure rather than bolted through minimizing potential leaks
• Superstructure: The hull and deck are entirely aluminum, featuring an overhanging cored fiberglass coachroof with forward facing windows and side windows 

INTERIOR

• The Garcia 45 Exploration revolves around its signature Pilothouse concept with 270deg panoramic views from the raised salon and interior helm station allowing for safe and warm watches
• Layout features 2 cabins with 2 heads plus a utility room that includes a berth, plus a berth port side forward of the salon
• Deck Salon: L-shaped settee to stb, aft end of the settee converts into a comfortable sea-berth for watches
• Centerline bench seat for added dining
• Wooden dinette table seating for eight
• Interior helm station: forward of the dinette features a large, oversized chart table with a full suite of electronics plus throttles and autopilot steering via a remote control
• Custom piano/keyboard is mounted below the chart table
• Excellent visibility from the nav station allowing for warm overnight watches
• Galley: Linear counter to port with good food prep areas
• Excellent storage below and above outboard
• Double stainless steel sinks, pressurized hot/cold water mixer faucet and fresh water filters
• Double drawer Vitrifrigo fridge and freezer
• Eno 2 burner stove and oven
• Microwave
• Owners cabin fwd: Island double berth, excellent storage in hanging lockers and cabinets, hull side port lights allow in good natural light, reading lights
• Ensuite head: toilet, shower, vanity, storage
• Aft Cabin to port: Double berth, hanging lockers, hull side port lights, opening port, reading lights
• Utility cabin and berth: to starboard features the utility room with a single berth
• Access to electrical and plumbing systems
• Guest head: toilet and separate shower, vanity, storage

 MECHANICAL

• Volvo Penta D2-75 (NEW in 2017)
• Hours: 2604
• Propeller: 3 blade JPROP 60
• Spare prop: 3 blade fixed
• Bow thruster: Sleipner Side Power 8950G (2025)
• Exhaust elbow replaced 2025
• Sea water pump replaced 2025

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

• Shorepower: 16amp (European)
• Circuits: 220VAC and 12VDC
• Start Battery: 1 x 110 Ah (2026)
• House Batteries: 6 x 110Ah sealed (2025)
• Bow Batteries for Windlass, thruster, Capstan: 2 x 50Ah sealed Lead (2025)
• Bipolar Alternator: 80-100A (2019)
• Battery Charger: Victron Centaur 12v/60amp
• B2B Charge: Sterling power
• Inverter: Victron Phoenix Inverter Compact 2000w
• 6 x 220v sockets
• Solar Panels: Energie Mobile, 4 x HP12-130
• Hydrogenerator: Sail Gen Eclectic energy, with a tension regulator, LVM 6TB 12V
• Wind Generator: Eclectic Energy D400 500W, with a LVM 6 TB 12V regulator
• Converter 110V – 220V: 3000W new 2026

PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS

• Hot water tank: Isotemp 40DS (2022)
• Watermaker: Spectra Katadyn Newport 400 MK2, 60L/h, will produce the same no matter water temp, serviced in  July 2026
• Salt water pumps: one for watermaker and one for galley
• Hot and cold water pump with expansion tank (2024)
• Water filters: dockside double filter, 25 micron and carbon
• Galley fresh water filter: Seagull IV (2022)
• Toilets: 2 x Jabsco electric (2022)
• Waiste treatment: 2 x Raritan Electroscan (2022)
• Washing Machine: Eurosoba Baby Nova 1000 3kg (2025)
• Electric Bilge pumps: 4 x EBSN 10 (2026)
• Manual Bilge pump: 1 x 
• Through Hulls: all 12 through hulls replaced Aug 2026

INSTRUMENTS

• Chartplotter: B&G Zeus 3 12” Cockpit (2018)
• Chartplotter: B&G Zeus 2 12”, Chart table (2014)
• Chartplotter: Simrad NSS7 Evo 2 7”, Port helm (2025)
• Network: NMEA 2000, Czone Interface (2023)
• Radar: B&G 4G
• Autopilots: 2 x Jeffa (serviced 2025)
• Wind instruments: B&G, windsensor 508 (2024)
• GPS: Furuno, WAAS Navigator GP 32
• AIS: B&G Transponder and receiver
• VHF: B&G V50 H50 (2022)
• Handheld VHFs: 2 x ICOM ICM25
• VHF antennas: Masthead and spare on the davit
• SSB and Antenna: ICOM IC-M804
• SSB modem: Pactor 4DR 7400 (2022)
• Forward scan: Echopilot FLS 2D (new sensor 2026)
• Fixed PC: PC fanless LS core i5 Intel (2022)
• Compass: 2 x std, 1 x electronic
• Electronic charts; updated 2018,2019,2022,2024,2026
• Electronic Barometer: B&G and VION A4000
• Mast loudspeaker: connected to VHF V50 
• Starlink: 2024
• WIFI: B&G gofree
• Stereo: Fusion with interior and cockpit speakers

SAILS & CANVAS

• All sails have been serviced every year including July 2026 by North sails in Sidney BC 
• Mainsail: Incidence full battened Dacron (2014)
• Genoa: Incidence Dacron (2019)
• Spinnaker: Parasailor (2014)
• Code Zero: Incidence, (2014) furling only, sail tore
• Staysail: Incidence, (2014)
• Lazy bag and Lazy jacks (2019, serviced in 2026)

STANDING AND RUNNING RIGGING

• Full rigging inspection conducted by Blackline, July 2026
• Aluminum Mast and Boom: Sparcraft with folding mast steps to the top of the mast
• Stainless steel standing rigging replaced in 2020 but due to Covid only started sailing in Nov 2022
• Solent Rigging replaced in 2026 in Sidney BC 
• Vang : New Sparcraft vang in 2026
• Running back stays
• Facnor furling system for the Solent
• Facnor furling system for the Staysail
• Profurl Nex 5.0 furling system for the Code Zero
• Spinnaker pole: Sparcraft
• Manual winches cockpit: Lewmar ST55 (serviced 2025)
• Electric winches cockpit: Lewmar ST45 
• Mast Winches: 2 x Lewmar ST30 (serviced 2022)
• Winch handles: 3 x Lewmar One Touch double grip
• Winch handles: 3 x Divers
• Halyards: All halyards inspected in July 2026
• All lines lead aft to clutches 

DECK AND COCKPIT EQUIPMENT

• Electric Windlass: Quick Aleph AL3 with foot switches and remote
• Anchor: Rocna 33kg
• Anchor locker is situated mid-ships centrally on top of the keel at the base of the mast, accessed via a waterproof hatch, this keeps heavy chain out of the bow and greatly reduces pitching and stabilizes the vessel
• Chain deploys from a double roller on the integral bowsprit, running through a sealed under-deck tube/tunnel straight back to the windlass and locker  
• Spare anchors: Spade 25kg, Fortress Aluminum 7kg
• Chain: 105 meters, Grade 70 with 11 metric ton breaking strength (2022)
• Large sail locker with a watertight bulkhead
• Lead rope: Cousin, 50m (2022)
• Decking: “Marinedeck” on decks and cockpit, all the caulking has been redone (2026)
• Dyneema lifelines
• Fender holders on side decks
• Arch: Integrated for radar, solar panels wind generator and dinghy davits 
• Life raft compartment on the stern 

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Life raft : Ocean Safety 8P serviced 2025
• Life jackets with harness – 4 x Crewsaver 180N (2022), 
• 1 x Plastimo 175N, 1 x Regatta 150N 
• Personal AIS: 5 x Rescue me MOB (batteries 2026)
• Personal Safety lights: Dianamant (lights 2026)
• Long range spotlights: 2 x Plastimo (2026)
• Horseshow Buoy: Plastimo (replaced 2026)
• Rescue line: 50m (2022)
• Jon Buoy: Jon Buoy mk5 (light replaced 2026)
• MOB pole: Plastimo (light replaced 2026)
• Life suites: 4 x Viking Blizzard PS 5002 Large (2017)
• Life suite: 1 x Viking Blizzard PS 5002 medium (2022)
• Life lines: 3 x Wichard (bridge) , 3 x wichard (cockpit)
• Personal Lights: 2 x Peltz, 4 x divers
• NAVTEX JRC NCR 33 (2017)
• Diving equipment: Wetsuit 7mm, snorkeling compressor 12V, Diving kit
• EPIRB: Kannad Safelink Sportspro GPS (2027)
• EPIRB: McMurdo Smartfind G8 AIS GNSS (2029)
• SART AIS Beacon: Jotron TRON AIS SART (2027)
• Iridium Go + external antenna (2022)
• Blackview dedicated mobile phone (2022)
• Grabag and foldable solar panel (2022)
• Dolink Tracker (2022)
• Binoculars: Steiner Navigator with compass (2022)
• Helmet (2022)

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Tender: Highfield Hypalon 290 (serviced 2026)
• Gas Outboard: Suzuki 4T DF6A 6CV, 4stroke 6hp
• Electric Outboard: Torqeedo Travel 1003 S
• Spare Tender: Zodiac cadet 230 Aero (never used 2019)
• Bimini includes full enclosure (2019)
• Cockpit panels (2019)
• Doghouse (2019)
• Cockpit table cover (2019)
• Tender cover (2019) Mast halyard covers, steering wheel covers, winch covers, deck hatch covers (2022)
• Passerelle (2022)
• Foldable ladder
• Bosuns chair
• Numerous tools
• Numerous Engine spares, plumbing and electrical spares, enough to replace anything on board in remote places

MAINTENANCE

• Complete and thorough inspection has taken place in July and August 2026 in anticipation to complete a NW Passage endeavor in 2027
• Last haul-out and anti-fouling: July 2026
• Last zinc(s) change: July 2026 
• Last engine oil change: July 2026